The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-05-25
pIItItItD'S bones
IhcJ lie on ~ IuidJ sbcifin the cat
Hconbs at ~ Lima Cathedral.

acombs ot Lima Cathedral
The interior # the cathedral Is di-
vidcd iengthwise into seven spaces or
si-lcs-those next either wall being
rallied OH a. chappcl-, about thirteen
in ALI. wherein are the B.tars the
shrincH. the pictures and the -tstusry.
rays IA correspondent OF the Argo-
uaut, writing of an old cathedral in
Lima. Peru. The root is supported
IS series OF arches resting again.i
the side walls aud upon the columns
The choir IL partitioued oil by itself
in tho middle building, containing
the singers. the instrument and the
wonderful organ Beyond the choir
is the glittcring chaDccl,
with its Jewels and pictures and burn
ing candles; with it, costly hangiLYs
OF silken and velvet drapcries. their
folds fastened to the roof-l1j feet
above while their gaudy fringe
brushes the adobe Uoor ;agd with the
lcctcrn> thc seats for tLc priests, and
the Bishops throne. Midway be.
NN''h WV lhn'fl hil'i lilt 'llN4if ~
against massive column, about -
feet iroW the floor, and reached by n
narrow stairway, is the riccly.Carvcd
pulpit-supputted by asolid pillar OF
pure silver five inches ia diameter.
When it l. further considered that
the other interior details are worked
oui with minute celebrations and del
icuc, witness the wonderful carving
IA rich woods, in marble. and ia
bronze; the Windows OF rare stained
gins, and the walls and ceiling most
beautifully fre-cocd with scenes dee
piCting memorable events in scripture
possibly a strong Imagination may
body forth something of this grave
cathedral.
\ celebrated painting by Montcro-,
rcprcso ntiug he Obscques OF Am
hualpa' held 70 place of honor here foi
many Wears. being esteemed hy Lime.
uo~ ~ something sacred 1t WIS
stolen b, tho Chilans and sent 10
santiago. There IL little lett now OF
Ihc beautiful sculpture and statuary
from he hand, OF the noted AyHcu-
cho sculptor Mcdine, whose work
excited 80 much admiration during
the cNpositiou all of them having
been sent TO chill Before the hate
wa this cathedral Was ono OF thc
richest in gold aud silver decorations
and ornaments in the world. Bult
in the siXtrenlh century l'iIArro' :
old cathedral having been ruIed to
the ground it wa enlarged, enrich.
ed and adorned during the subsequent
centuries until the fatal year of 1879,
when Peru became involved IN the
Il sasi rOus conflict with Chill
II was literal aIuassive stOrohOu-c
OF precious metals and gems n
second temple OF the sun, and mag
nticent prize for the needy Chihaus
Upon the occupation OF Lima in 1851
it was the first place levied upon, be.
ing stripped entirely of it, richest
lrca ures, the silver pillar supporting
the pulpit excepted. that object of Gu
riosity being 20 firmly fixed rs to defy
all attempts nj removal. aud accord.
ingly IL was reluctantly suffered To re-
main. Another act of these maraud-
crs W.T. to despoil the greater portion
of Lima's famous national IL
brary the building is ,itua.
ted one square 10 the eastward
OF the cathedral which contained
many thousands OF rare old volumes
and manuscripts. This WAS ~ most
proceeding, and Is only
parallclcd by the destruction of thr
library by the fanatical
followers u Mahumet many centuries
ago,
In the catacombs beneath are the
ombalmed remains OF the great Fran
cisco PiZarro, transferred from the
old cathedral in the year 1907. They
lie on II moldv shelf beside the body
of the good Niccroy Mendoza. His
bone, are fast crumbling to dust, and
the few remaining pieces of skin
which yet cling to them, dry and
withercd ~ they are, are last disap-
pearing under he inrosds of those
lunstics. at. large hunters.